Crankcase Cleaning

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In a message dated 4/5/01 5:41:16 AM, GTBirdsall@webtv.net writes:



<< I

took the rods and new pistons to the machine shop yesterday to have them

hang them for me. The rods were bushed to accommodate the smaller rist

pins. I should have them back next week and can start reassembling. I

need to start cleaning the aluminum crank case. After years of baked on

oil and grease it will take awhile. >>



How do you plan to clean the crankcase? The '26 was bead blasted, and

while the nice snowy AL looks pretty sharp, it is almost certainly the wrong

finish. The gearbox has a different look, shinier and more uneven. I see no

reason to suppose that the crankcase should look any different from the

gearbox. The glass bead finish will probably prove difficult to keep tidy.

On British motorcycle crankcases there are a number of ways to sharpen

them up. One fellow swore by Simple Green cleanser, another used an old

electric turkey roaster and some sort of solvent to steam the parts clean. I

use LOTS of lacquer thinner and scrubbing with a brush. Has anybody else got

any ideas to make this messy job go easier? I wonder if steam cleaning might

do the trick.







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